Monday, January 26, 2009
Grammy Awards 2009-Justin Timberlake and Paul McCartney are Grammy Bound
The high-wattage lineup for the 2009 Grammy Awards continues to brighten. Paul McCartney and Justin Timberlake are now scheduled to perform at the Feb. 8 show – not to mention a few surprises. Timberlake will perform with rapper T.I., while McCartney will team with Foo Fighters singer Dave Grohl. Also, Radiohead will be making its first live TV performance in nearly nine years. A week after she'll deliver the National Anthem at the Feb. 1 Super Bowl – which will mark her first appearance since the October murder of her family – three-time nominee Jennifer Hudson is also expected to perform on the show. Other scheduled Grammy performers and presenters include Carrie Underwood, Coldplay, the Jonas Brothers, Kenny Chesney, Katy Perry, Kanye West, Jay-Z and Lil Wayne. The 51st Annual Grammy Awards will be broadcast from the Staples Center in Los Angeles on Sunday, Feb. 8, at 8 p.m. on CBS.
Source: Pettitte, Yankees agree at $5.5 million plus incentives
NEW YORK (AP) -- Andy Pettitte and the Yankees agreed Monday to a $5.5 million, one-year contract that brings the left-hander back to New York.
Pettitte can make an additional $6.5 million on performance bonuses and bonuses based on time on the active roster.
"There was never another team brought up," Pettitte said during a conference call. "I wanted to come back to the Yankees."
SI.com's Jon Heyman first reported that the Yankees and Pettitte were close to a deal this morning.
He joins a starting rotation that already includes CC Sabathia, A.J. Burnett, Chien-Ming Wang and Joba Chamberlain. The deal raised the Yankees' projected opening-day payroll to $196.8 million for 17 players with agreements.
Late last year, New York had offered a deal that would have guaranteed Pettitte $10 million, down from the $16 million he earned last year. New York withdrew that offer after it agreed to a $180 million, eight-year deal with Mark Teixeira.
"If in fact Andy does in 2009 what he's done before, he'll actually make more money," said Pettitte's agent, Randy Hendricks.
Pettitte pitched for the Yankees from 1995-2003, helping them win four World Series titles, then spent three seasons with his hometown Houston Astros. He returned to the Yankees in 2007 and was 14-14 with a 4.54 ERA last season, his highest ERA since 1999.
Pitching with a sore shoulder, he was 2-7 with a 6.23 ERA in his final 11 starts and missed his last turn of the season.
Pettitte can make an additional $6.5 million on performance bonuses and bonuses based on time on the active roster.
"There was never another team brought up," Pettitte said during a conference call. "I wanted to come back to the Yankees."
SI.com's Jon Heyman first reported that the Yankees and Pettitte were close to a deal this morning.
He joins a starting rotation that already includes CC Sabathia, A.J. Burnett, Chien-Ming Wang and Joba Chamberlain. The deal raised the Yankees' projected opening-day payroll to $196.8 million for 17 players with agreements.
Late last year, New York had offered a deal that would have guaranteed Pettitte $10 million, down from the $16 million he earned last year. New York withdrew that offer after it agreed to a $180 million, eight-year deal with Mark Teixeira.
"If in fact Andy does in 2009 what he's done before, he'll actually make more money," said Pettitte's agent, Randy Hendricks.
Pettitte pitched for the Yankees from 1995-2003, helping them win four World Series titles, then spent three seasons with his hometown Houston Astros. He returned to the Yankees in 2007 and was 14-14 with a 4.54 ERA last season, his highest ERA since 1999.
Pitching with a sore shoulder, he was 2-7 with a 6.23 ERA in his final 11 starts and missed his last turn of the season.
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